$2.7 B
Born in Vietnam, Kieu Hoang moved to California at age 31 at the end of the Vietnam War. He got his first job (earning $1.25 an hour) through a connection at the church that sponsored his family upon its arrival. After rising through the ranks at Abbott Reference Laboratories, he founded Rare Antibody Antigen Supply in 1980 and Shanghai RAAS Blood Products in 1992. The Shenzhen Stock Exchange-listed company, where he is vice chairman, supplies albumin, immunoglobulin and other blood-derived products. In 2014 he bought a winery and vineyards from the Mondavi estate in Napa Valley; it now operates the Kieu Hoang Winery. In 2015 he paid $33 million for Hummingbird Nest Ranch in Simi Valley, outside Los Angeles, where he plans to build a wellness center.
Hoang Kieu is an American entrepreneur with an estimated net worth of $3 billion as of May 2015 according to Forbes.
Hoang Kieu known as the president of Shanghai RAAS (Rare Antibody Antigen Supply Inc) Blood Products Co. The said company specializes in the research, manufacture, and sale of plasma derived medical products.
He owns a total of 183.6 million shares through 100% stake in RAAS China. Kieu currently manages a pharmaceutical company.
Hoang Kieu was born in Bich Khe commune, Trieu Phong district, Quang Tri province in central Vietnam, left the country and went to the United States in 1975.
Source: